Mike Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Mrs. Robinson - Songfacts "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me." From the infamous film of 1967, breakthough acting role for 30 yo. Dustin Hoffman. The lyrics suggested the absence of Joe Dimaggio, which initially irritated Mr. Dimaggio until he realized that he had become a "new icon" now with the baby boomers generation due to this songs success. The song was not complete for the film, the film only contains portions of incidental music, Simon assembled and completed the song after. Due to the strength of this song on the films soundtrack this made Simon and Garfunkle a household name, the soundtrack rose to the top of the charts in 1968, beating out The Beatles White Album. Paul Simon was a much bigger fan of Mickey Mantle than Joe Dimaggio, on The Dick Cavett Show Simon was asked by Mickey Mantle why he wasn’t mentioned in the song instead of DiMaggio. Simon replied, "It's about syllables, Mick. It's about how many beats there are." A cover version of this song was recorded and charted by the 90's musical group Lemonheads. The single peaked at number 8 on "The Billboard Hot 100" in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I always thought the lyrics to Mrs. Robinson sounded like someone in an institution of some sort, they kind of fit that description, but that was just my interpretation of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you learn to help yourself Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon Going to the candidates debate Laugh about it, shout about it When you've got to choose Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo) What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson Joltin' Joe has left and gone away (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) The name of this song originally was Mrs. Roosevelt, Simon titled it. Take a look at the lyrics in bold underline, obviously a clear reference to the famous first lady. She was also a christian woman, hence, Jesus loves you more than you will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Ok thanks Mike....I read about that on Songfacts also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I always thought it was Garfunkel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Ok thanks Mike....I read about that on Songfacts also. I'm so glad. That's what we are here for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Wasn´t "Mrs Robinson" written for the movie? That´s what I read in some interviews with Paul Simon. Maybe he wrote bits of it and then made the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Wasn´t "Mrs Robinson" written for the movie? That´s what I read in some interviews with Paul Simon. Maybe he wrote bits of it and then made the rest? No, this was not written for the film. Director Mike Nichols hired Simon and Garfunkle to write a song for the film. Simon was working on the song at the time (unfinished) he sometimes sang it Roosevelt, sometimes Robinson as he played around with the lyrics. Only the chorus was used in the film, no verses. Nichols rejected the actual two songs Simon wrote for the film "Punky's Dilemma" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter". The characters name in the script was changed to Robinson and the song was included in the film. Simon finshed the entire songs lyrics during the film and it was included on the film soundtrack in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Oh I really like "Hazy shade of winter"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I always thought it was Garfunkel. Actually, it is... Gar-funk-el. It´s a funny name... no offence to any Garfunkel around... some of my names sound really funny too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Not as funny as Humperdinck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 That's not his real name, I read. How do you dream that up anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Humperdinck is not his real name? Souns like "pumpernickel"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 No, Engelbert Humperdinck is not his real name - but why on earth would anyone in their right mind want to change it to that??!! I'm sure if it was his real name, he would have changed it to something else, lickety split! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 His real name is Arnold Dorsey and he named himself after the 19th century composer who wrote the opera (I guess an opera??) Hansel and Gretel. so actually, that as cool as Jethro Tull anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Engelbert Dorsey is a much cooler name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Or even Arnold Humperdinck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Dorsey took the name from 18th Century classical composer Engelbert Humperdinck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 There was a real person? Why doen't he mix two names? If the composer's name was Jack Johnson, no problem. But wouldn't the fans of the REAL EH get slightly upset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 There was a real person? Why doen't he mix two names? If the composer's name was Jack Johnson, no problem. But wouldn't the fans of the REAL EH get slightly upset? The real EH fans are probably all deceased, I dont think they will mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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